Host + Creator of 99% Invisible

Roman Mars is the Ira Glass of design

— Allison Arieff, The Urbanist and New York Times Opinionator, Design Columnist

Roman Mars is the host and creator of 99% Invisible, a short radio show about design and architecture. With over 190 million downloads, the 99% Invisible podcast is one of the most popular podcasts in the world. Fast Company named him one of the 100 Most Creative People in 2013. He was a TED main stage speaker in 2015. It is currently the most popular TED Talk about design with nearly 4 million views. His crowd funding campaigns have raised over $2 million and he's the highest-funded journalist in Kickstarter history. He is also a co-founder of Radiotopia, a collective of ground-breaking independent podcasts.

Roman Mars lights the radio. His pieces conjure other worlds, grapple with big ideas, make sound three dimensional. They are smart and funny and original. The Kitchen Sisters would like to be Presidents of his Fan Club.